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Read: the ATIS text is shown. Good for learning the structure.
Listen and copy: the text is hidden. Press Play and write down the information in the copy sheet, then check.
The voice comes from your device (offline voices only, nothing is sent anywhere). If your device has no offline English voice, use "Flash text" instead.
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Copy sheet
Fill in what you heard. Leave gusts empty if there were none. Visibility in metres: 10 km or more = 9999.
Copying an ATIS
| Digit | Say | Digit | Say |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | ZE-RO | 5 | FIFE |
| 1 | WUN | 6 | SIX |
| 2 | TOO | 7 | SEV-en |
| 3 | TREE | 8 | AIT |
| 4 | FOW-er | 9 | NIN-er |
Always report the ATIS letter you have received on first contact, for example "HB-ABC, with information Alpha, request taxi". If the ATIS changes while you are on frequency, ATC will tell you the new letter.
Order of an ATIS
Name and letter, time of the weather report, runway in use, transition level, wind, visibility, present weather, clouds, temperature and dew point, QNH, trend, remarks, and the request to report the letter on first contact.
Prepare a template on your kneeboard in exactly that order. Then you only have to fill in numbers.
Transition altitude and level
In Switzerland the transition altitude is usually 7000 ft, in Germany 5000 ft. The transition level is the lowest flight level above it and depends on the QNH. Below the transition altitude you fly with QNH, above the transition level with 1013.
In this trainer the transition level is calculated with a simplified rule. Real values come from the AIP and the real ATIS.
Numbers, heights, visibility
Most numbers are spoken digit by digit: QNH one zero one eight, wind two three zero degrees. Cloud heights use hundreds and thousands: three thousand five hundred feet.
Visibility 10 kilometres or more is written 9999 in METAR. CAVOK means visibility 10 km or more, no cloud below 5000 ft or the minimum sector altitude (whichever is higher), no CB or TCU and no significant weather.
Switzerland and Germany
At international aerodromes the ATIS is in English. At some smaller German aerodromes you will also hear German or a combined ATIS. Frequencies are in the AIP and on the VFR chart.
Some aerodromes also broadcast the ATIS as text (D-ATIS) or offer it by phone. Listen before you call, it saves everybody time on the frequency.